Metal News for June 26, 2018
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10 news articles posted on this day.
VLVD Premiere Pre-Release Full-Album Stream
North Carolina based Violent Life Violent Death premiere the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new album "Come, Heavy Breath", which will be out in stores this Friday, June 29 via the band’s Big Cartel page, and digital pre-orders are available via Bandcamp, iTunes, and Google Play.
Check out now "Come, Heavy Breath" in its entirety below.
Oubliette Premiere New Song "The Curse"
American black metal band Oubliette premiere a new song titled "The Curse", taken from their upcoming new album "The Passage", which will be released July 13 on The Artisan Era.
Check out now "The Curse" below.
Frontierer Premiere New Song "Glitcher"
Scottish band Frontierer premiere a new song entitled "Glitcher", taken from their upcoming new album "Unloved", which will set for release on July 27th via Bandcamp.
Check out now "Glitcher" below.
Allfather Premiere New Song "Black Triangle"
UK’s Allfather premiere a new song entitled "Black Triangle", taken from their upcoming new album "And All Will Be Desolation", which will be released by Rotting Throne Records on September 7.
Check out now "Black Triangle" below.
Oltretomba Premiere Pre-Release Full-Album Stream
Oltretomba premiere the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new album "L’Ouverture Des Fosses", which will be released by Caligari Records on June 29, in a tape edition limited to 150 copies.
Check out now "L’Ouverture Des Fosses" in its entirety below.
Bookakee Premiere Pre-Release Full-Album Stream
Canadian progressive/technical death metal band Bookakee premiere the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new album "Ignominies", which will be released on June 29th by Transcending Records.
Check out now "Ignominies" in its entirety below.
Gojira Streaming In-Studio Live Performance
Gojira stream the below in-studio live performance of their track “Global Warming“, taken from their 2004 effort “From Mars To Sirius“. The video was captured at Silver Cord Studio in New York City, NY, which is owned by the group’s vocalist/guitarist Joe Duplantier.
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Slayer, Manowar Announced For 2019 Hellfest
An initial lineup announcement has been made for the 2019 edition of ‘Hellfest Open Air‘ festival, which will take place again June 21st-23rd in Clisson, France. Below you can see the bands booked so far:
Slayer
Manowar
Carcass
Mass Hysteria
Dropkick Murphys
The show will be Slayer‘s final French live show as the group are out on with their farewell tour. The announcement was made via the below video.
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Watch Hodor (GoT) Jam Backstage w/ Megadeth
Actor/musician Kristian Nairn, best known as ‘Hodor’ on ‘Game Of Thrones‘, attended this year’s edition of ‘Hellfest Open Air‘ in Clisson, France this past weekend. Below you can watch him having a backstage jam with members of Megadeth. Kristian Nairn later also went on to introduce the band’s live performance:
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Testament To Play L.A. ‘Decibel Metal & Beer Fest’
The ‘Decibel Metal & Beer Fest‘ will be held this December 01st-02nd at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, CA. In addition to a variety of craft beers being represented, the festival will feature the following live acts:
Testament (performing “New Order” and “The Gathering“)
Triptykon (playing a Celtic Frost set)
Pig Destroyer
YOB
Power Trip
Skeletal Remains
Necrot
Haunt
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